Terry Gross

New York Times reporter Robert Draper explains Kirk's rise and legacy. He was killed Sept. 10. Draper also discusses conservative commentator Nick Fuentes, a rival of Kirk's with a large following.

In an excerpt of her interview with Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, Gross shares her life motto and tells a story about writing song lyrics in high school. The full episode explores the origins of Fresh Air and its legacy.

In Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy, Mary Roach chronicles both the history of body part replacement (including prosthetic noses that date back to the 1500s), as well as more recent medical breakthroughs.